Community Engagement
The ADPC is eager to hear from Oregonians about the services and supports they need. Below is a calendar of the community engagement events planned so far.
In May, we heard from Oregonians across the state during the Solutions Engagement Tour, hosted by Oregon Recovers. From May 15-29, the tour went through six different communities across the state -- click on the Solutions Engagement Tour flyer at right to see it in full size. To read a recap of the feedback we heard during the Solutions Engagement Tour, check out this ADPC blog post.
Along with constituents from different geographic regions, the ADPC has sought out input from groups representing a range of other communities.
For instance, ADPC staff are working with multiple community partners, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Oregon Youth Authority to seek diverse input from youth and adults in custody.
The ADPC is also working with partners in the Latinx community, such as Andares, to gather insight. Additionally, the commission will lead engagement sessions with the Spanish-speaking behavioral health provider community at the Latinos Unidos Oregon conference in August.
The ADPC has also continuously engaged with representatives of tribal communities and will be attending the Tribal Health Meeting in Pendleton in June.
Later this summer, the ADPC will take the feedback it has collected and bring it back to the five committees working on the different components of the Comprehensive Plan: Prevention, Youth, Harm Reduction, Treatment and Recovery. The committees and the full ADPC will incorporate this feedback into the Comprehensive Plan.
Then in the fall, the ADPC will take the Plan back on the road, once again engaging communities in different regions of the state with an eye toward implementation. During this fall Road Show, the ADPC will present the final Comprehensive Plan and begin to dig in with local leaders on the specific strategies and inputs needed to achieve increased access.